Using Windows Update MiniTool
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Hello, I’m looking to properly use this apparently revolutionary tool (Windows update minitool), not that it’s complex, but it’s about understanding the strategy of the tool.
Should I install all the updates and drivers to see which ones cause issues and then uninstall them?
Should I gather information on the updates and drivers, sort them, never install them, and hide them with the WUMT tool?
To be honest, I'm afraid of making a mistake and ending up having to reset my PC again (BSOD, sound issues, etc...)
How do you use the tool on a daily basis?
Wishing you a pleasant day,
2 answers
Hello
I don't use it on a daily basis, quite simply.
As an alternative to Windows Update, it's rather aimed at people who think they know Windows well and can manage updates better than Windows itself.
Or very occasionally, in case of a problem.
It doesn't have a strategy; it's a tool if you think you have a strategy better than Windows Update.
Yes, it's better to thoroughly investigate each update before making a decision if you don't trust Windows Update.
If you're afraid of messing things up, I wouldn't recommend using an alternative program, regardless of its qualities.
It doesn't seem to offer better alternative updates; it simply allows you to manage Windows updates on a device to conduct your own tests.
It can't perform an update that Microsoft has done poorly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Update_MiniTool
Hello, all of a sudden, I can’t open most of the Windows options (task manager, Microsoft store ...), I installed Windows update minitool, it might be due to the updates that I haven't installed.
By the way, in Windows update, there are errors I can't install, WUM tells me "installation failed".
Do you have any idea? Please.
Hello,
On the first point, I don't see the connection; to repeat myself, Windows or the devices will continue to function even without the latest update.
On the second one either, unless, as I've also mentioned, we've lost in Russian dolls (we refused an update that another depends on; did we have a good reason for that?).
Perhaps it would be appropriate for you to tell us what good reason you have for wanting to use WUMT; in its absence, we should probably stop playing the apprentice sorcerer and start by restoring or repairing Windows.
So the registry base has been affected.......
I had no sound anymore, so I was clearly told "use WUM to uninstall the problematic update"
You should not confuse Windows updates with hardware drivers, which are not necessarily updated by Windows (unless otherwise specified)
In my opinion (as already suggested by other participants), only a Windows repair can solve the problem.
It's more of a tool for testers who aren't afraid of BSODs and reinstallations. Don't install the latest updates during primetime, wait for the stable versions.
Hello,
The only use I found for it (on my old Windows 10 PC, I haven't needed it on the new one) was to block a Windows Update that crashed the graphics chipset, which shouldn't happen every day.
In this context, we reinstall the operational driver from the manufacturer and launch WUMT, which will immediately reload the problematic update that we can then block (and in this particular case three times because there were three subsequent updates).
This procedure does not prevent Windows Update from functioning normally, and besides that, I see no reason to use it except to block an update that has been found to cause a problem, certainly not to tinker around randomly.
The effect can be counterproductive, especially for monthly cumulative updates where blocking one month because we don’t want certain content will not prevent it from being included the following month, or because some updates work like Russian nesting dolls and require a previous one to be installed.
When it comes to third-party hardware drivers, we can still block them in Windows Update but with varying degrees of effectiveness because some hardware drivers are not considered third-party but are included in Windows updates.
The occurrence of BSODs seems hypothetical to me; updates may have security reasons or "improvements" to the software associated with a certain driver or Windows version, but there is no reason that the PC shouldn't continue to function normally with the old ones.